My king

Part 13

Than nandini is taken to her room for rest ...... Bcoz vaidehi asked her to rest for today bcoz she is having the ritual of muhdikhayi the next day in front of the whole kingdom.....They will introduce her to the people of their kingdom also ......

Next morning .....Nandu got up early as usual ...She got fresh up and left to the puja room to see it empty ......She started decorating the idols of god with flowers ......pandit ji walked in with prasad and more flowers ....

Pandit : pranam nayi bahurani....

Nandini: pranam pandit ji ...... Saying she took his blessings ......

Pandit : ap yaha....

Nandini : kyu puja nahi karenge sab. ...

Pandit : karenge par itni jaldi nahi ....Abhi toh sab so rahi honge ......

Nandini : theek hae pandit ji ....Hum bad main ate hae ....

Pandit : nahi yuvrani ....Ap puja kar sakti ho ......

Nandini : hum sab ke saath hi puja karenge.....

Pandit : theek hae main mahabharat padna chahti hu sunna chahogi.
...kyuki apne meri  kaam puri kardi......He showed her pointing at the idols which are decorated beautifully with flowers ...

Nandini : ji jaroor sunna chahti hu ....

Than pandit started reading and narrating mahabharat....nandini sat there in front of him....listening to him .......Her back is facing the door .... First dadi came there after getting ready she felt happy on seeing nandini in puja mandir....pandit is about to stop but dadi indicated him not to stop and sat behind nandini....
nandini is asking him doubts ...Which pandit chanakya ji is  clarifying with a smile .....dadiji felt very happy that she is interested in puja ......

Than dadi ji instructed the dasi to stand near the entrance and inform everyone who come here not to talk while coming in.....

Then dasi stood near the door and informed all the ladies who came for puja ...All are shocked on seeing nandini listening to pandit ji ......And dadi asked  everyone to sit ....They all folded there hands without talking doing pranam ....She smiled at them.....vaidehi and roopa sat beside dadiji......

Finally raja ji and all the men came for puja they are about to enter in. ...They heard nandini and pandit ji conversation .....  .

Pandit: mahabharat ki aaj ka paat katam......

Nandini : thank you pandit ji for teaching me .....

Pandit : your guruji didn't teach you ...

Nandini : we can even hear the same mahabharat and ramayan from many people ........Even if you already know it ......

Pandit : may i know the reason y.....

Nandini : bcoz everyone will have their own perspective on teaching something and also .....We all understand these epics in a different way ......

Pandit : so is there any difference on what you learnt from your guruji and me ......

Nandini : there is a lot of difference guruji .....

Pandit: what is that ....???

Nandini : guruji thought me in my childhood about morals and values while teaching mahabharat bcoz I'm a kid at that time  .......Today you thought me about respect towards family ....Duty towards husband ....
love and caring bcoz I'm a married women today ....

Pandit : so you are a very good listener and Also u understood very well what I thought you ......May God bless you with kids and happy married life .........

Nandini smiled listening to him......But guruji can't see bcoz she is still in her veil ........

Nandini : should I help you with lighting lamps guruji ....Everyone in the puja room are surprised bcoz she is not showing attitude though she is the princess of the south kingdom.....
She is so humble and kind to all ......

Pandit : yeah you can .....

Than nandu slowly started lighting all the lamps in the puja room.....All stood and bowed the king....nandini immediately moved back and stood little far from idols ....She didn't find manik in the room....That is when she noticed the whole family in the puja room....

Pandit ji continued the puja ....nandini didn't even speak a word to anyone....

After the puja pandit gave prasad to everyone .......

Vaidehi : nandini....You need to get ready ....All the guests will arrive to meet you .....

Nandini nodded her head in approval and left to her room along with her dasis......

Finally she got ready ......Than dasi came and informed that she is called .....

Nandini stood between all her dasis in a veil ...... They are on all her sides ....
She with slow steps came out of her room....To see manik two wives coming to her room....

Nandini: pranam.....badi rani .....

Charumathi : pranam choti yuvrani..
chalo....

Than maheswari and charumathi  stood on either sides of nandini ....
They both took her to the court hall ...
.It's beautiful and big. ....nandini is made to sit on the centre .......

Dadi : yuvaraj manik ......It's your right to look at your bride first ....

Manik slowly got up from his place in full attitude ....... He just moved to nandini who is sitting on the chair
He first took some coins and rotated around her head as said by his mother's ......Then he slowly lifted the veil and saw her face ....She has tears in her eyes ......She just joined her hands in front of him.....He felt hurt on seeing her tears  ......But he doesn't know why he felt hurt .....He wanted to ask her the reason ....But the place is not right as they are surrounded by many people ....

Then she bent down and took his blessings as per the ritual ....He just put his hand on her head .. ... And moved back ....And placed a box on her lap as a gift .........

Than one by one everyone did the ritual ...... Finally nandini got many gifts and praising from everyone ......

Vaidehi : yuvraj manik....Now you may lift the veil of your wife and show her face to all the people of our kingdom.......

Than nandini manik moved to the big  balcony of the kingdom to see all the people waiting to see the new bride ......

Manik slowly lifted the veil and placed it on her head....

Nandini smiled looking at all the people who are admiring her .......Even manik was mesmerised in her smile .....

Manik in mind ....Her smile is so beautiful ....But y did she cry on seeing me ...... Did i hurt her .....But I didn't even know her to hurt her ..... I think I should atleast ask her if she is missing her parents ..... Bcoz she left everything and came with me .....She is my responsibility.......

Manik is just lost in her ......